John J' Ferrandino

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John J. Ferrandino
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Facts

• Headquarters 39 Broadway, New York City
• First Academy Opens 1982
• NAF Established as 501(c)3 1989
• Staff Capacity 23 FT, 13 consultants, 2000
  partners
• Funding
• Corporate Contributions 4,309,000 66
• Special Event Fundraising 900,000 14
• Membership Conference Fees 1,195,000 18
• Interest Income Other 150,000 2
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• Total 6,554,000 100

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Board of Directors

• Sanford I. Weill
• Chairman
• Chairman, Citigroup
• Vernon E. Jordan
• Vice Chairman
• Senior Managing Director
• Lazard LLC
• John J. Ferrandino
• President, NAF
• William P. Hannon
• Treasurer
• Managing Director
• Citigroup
• Charles O. Prince

• Kenneth I. Chenault
• Vice Chairman
• Chairman CEO
• American Express Company
• Eugene A. Ludwig
• Secretary
• Managing Partner,
• Promontory Financial Group
• Roger H. Ballou
• President CEO
• CDI Corporation
• George David
• Chairman CEO
• United Technologies Corp.
• Robert C. Dughi

Sandra Feldman President, American Federation of
Teachers Jeffrey B. Lane Chairman, Neuberger
Berman, Inc. A. Kirk Lanterman Chairman
CEO Holland America Line Westours Inc. Albert L.
Lord Vice Chairman CEO, Sallie Mae Floretta
Dukes McKenzie, Ed.D. Founder and Chairwoman The
McKenzie Group, Inc. Hunter R.
Rawlings President Emeritus, Cornell
University James D. Robinson Chairman CEO, RRE
Investors, LLC Hardwick Simmons
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History
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1982

• Founded _at_ John Dewey HSBrooklyn, NY

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1984

• 1st AOF Graduating Class Most successful
  failure34 of 35 students to college
• 1st Institute for Staff Development Sponsored
  Teachers

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1987

• Founded _at_ Richmond Hill HSQueens, NY
• Miami Beach HS
• Miami, FL

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1989

• Founded 501(c)3New York, NY

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1994

• Testified in support ofSchool-to-WorkOpportunit
  ies Act

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1998

• Founded NAF Alumni NetworkExtending the
  Pipeline

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1999

• Founded _at_ 12 National Pilot Sitesin partnership
  with CORD

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Frameworks
1997-2004
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2000-2005 Strategic Goals
Growth Quality NAF will promote the growth
of career academies contingent upon the
organizations capacity to maintain program
quality.
National Prominence NAF will be recognized by
peer organizations, government, industry, and
secondary/ higher education as the leading
intermediary organization in developing and
sustaining a national network of career
academies.
Alumni Services NAF will extend the
development of a career pipeline from high school
into college, toward workplace readiness and
lifelong learning.
Financial Security NAF will have an expanded
funding base that sustains current operations,
anticipates program growth, and supports
sufficient reserves to ensure NAFs future.
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The National Academy Foundation sustains a
national network of career academiesto support
the development of Americas Youthin high
school, in higher education and throughout their
careers.

• NAF operates on 3 levels
• Providing Direct Assistance to Individual Schools
  Districts
• Improving High School Transformation Environment
• Strengthening National Support for High School
  Transformation

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Providing Direct Assistanceto Individual Schools
and Districts

• NAF acts as an intermediary for over 2000
  corporations and associations, providing
  technical and financial resources to help
  Academies become strong and stable educational
  institutions characterized by effective and
  responsible instructional management and capable
  of partnering with a range of community
  organizations.

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Improving High School Transformation Environments

• NAF, through local programs it establishes in
  cities and regions throughout the country, works
  to build environments in which Academies and
  their students can be successful-the environments
  are characterized by partnerships among local
  schools and school districts, community
  organizations, local foundations, private
  industry, and state and local governments. The
  cooperative efforts of these partners ensure that
  Academies have access to the resources they need
  to produce results with enough scale and impact
  to stimulate permanent high school change.

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Strengthening National Support for High School
Transformation

• NAF brings national resources to local programs
  and promotes the exchange and adaptation of
  effective, creative Academy development
  strategies among these localities. As an advocate
  of small learning communities, NAF strives to
  enhance the visibility and credibility of the
  Academy platform, and to inform public policy
  decisions affecting high school reform.

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What we Deploy
Standards
Curriculum Resources
Measurement
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HighStandards
Flexibility
Support
How we Approach it
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Learning Community
Professional Development
Partnership
NAFs Academy Framework
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Describes elements of the school program
necessary to support and sustain an active
career-themed small learning community.

• Academy Program
• Educational Design Delivery
• Student Services
• Leadership
• Vision and Direction
• Strategic Development
• Performance Review
• District Involvement Support
• Community Involvement
• Organizational Systems
• Human Resources
• Resource Management
• Student Support
• Community Outreach
• Performance Assessment

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Learning Community

• There is a rigorous, relevant program of study
• Leaders focus on student learning, empower team
  members, and advocate for their schools
• The schools organizational systems support its
  educational programs and offerings

For a summary of the NAF Frameworks, go
tohttp//www.naf.org/resources/Frameworks
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ACADEMY PROGRAM OF STUDY
Basic Computer Course (1 Semester)

• Introduction to
• Finance
• IT
• Hosp/Tourism
• (1 Semester)

Academy Course (1 or 2 Semester)
Academy Course (1 or 2 Semester)
Core Clusters
Summer Internship
College Course (1 Semester)
Strategies for Success (1 Semester)
Academy Course (1 Semester)
Academy Course (1 or 2 Semester)
Foreign Language
Academic Courses with Themed Infusions
Social Studies
Science
Mathematics
English/Communication
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Institute for Education The Economy(2004)http/
/www.tc.columbia.edu/iee/PAPERS/NAF_postsecondary
.pdf

• Academy affiliation independently influenced
  whether students had planned for and been
  accepted into a four-year college.
• Only 8 of the academy alumni reported needing
  remedial coursework in college, compared with 20
  of all first-time college goers (National Center
  for Education Statistics, 1998).
• 45 of those with degrees (either 2- or 4-year)
  had earned them in fields related to their
  academy industry.
• 42 of working alumni were still employed in jobs
  that were directly related to their
  academy-affiliated industries.
• 8 of working alumni were still employed by their
  original internship employer or a NAF affiliated
  employer.
• 52 of the ten-year alumni and 44 of the
  five-year alumni had completed a four-year
  degree, significantly more than similar-aged
  individuals nationally (32).
• Fully 1/3 came from families with no education
  beyond high school.

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Rigorous Course IndicatorsA States 2003
Comparative Analysis
 
Math Completion of a course beyond Algebra II
with a grade of B or better Science
Completion of 4 credits of science with grades of
B or better Foreign Language Completion of 2
years of a foreign languages with grades of B
or better SAT/ACT Score of 1000 or better on
SAT or 20 or better on ACT
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Describes elements of successful collaboration
between the school and the larger community.

• Program Support
• Instructional Support
• Staff Development
• Financial Investment
• Human Resource Investment
• Advocacy
• Individual
• Organizational
• Organizational Systems
• Leadership
• Communications
• Training
• Performance Assessment

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Partnership

• Community partners provide instructional support,
  financial investment, and human resources
• Partners are community advocates for the school
• Partners organizational systems support
  successful collaboration with the school

For a summary of the NAF Frameworks, go
tohttp//www.naf.org/resources/Frameworks
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National Partnerships

• States
• Corporations
• Federal Agencies
• Industry Consortiums
• Non-Profits
• Higher Education
• Other reform organizations

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Adapted from National Staff Development Council
Standards for Staff Development
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Professional Development

• There is a clear organizational and structural
  environment for professional development
• Professional development is data-driven,
  research-based, and designed to support student
  learning
• Professional development expands teacher content
  knowledge and outreach skills.

For a summary of the NAF Frameworks, go
tohttp//www.naf.org/resources/Frameworks
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NAFS ACADEMY DEVELOPMENT SERIES

• Academy Planning Guide
• The Year of Planning
• YOP Preparation Guide Program Inventory 
• YOP Guide to Developing Your Academy Plan
• Sustaining Quality The NAF Academy Frameworks
• Learning Community
• Partnership
• Professional Development
• Rigorous, Relevant Industry specific Curriculum
• Gauging Progress The Academy Profiles
• Supporting Academy Growth Academy Development
  Visits
• Independent Academy Visits Regional Forums
• National Institutes Summits
• Leadership Development
• Web based resources (curriculum, best practices)

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Academy Development Continuum
Planning
Growth
Sustainable
Development
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The Year of Planning (YOP)

• YOP Summer Work Session (July)
• Development of Learning Community Plan
• Web conferences
• Visits
• Coaching
• YOP Fall Work Session (November)
• Continued plan development - Partnership,
  Professional Development
• Web conferences
• Visits
• Coaching
• New Academy Orientation (March)
• Academy Launch (August/September)

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Leadership
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National Prominence

• NAF continues to expand its leadership role among
  organizations working to improve the high school
  experience for students. Current engagements
  include
• National High School Alliance  
• US Department of Education Preparing Americas
  Future High School Initiative  
• Equip state and local education leaders with
  current knowledge about high schools through a
  series of regional high school summits, technical
  assistance activities and targeted print and
  electronic materials
• Develop the expertise and structures within the
  Department of Education to provide effective
  technical assistance and support to state and
  local governments and
• Facilitate a national dialogue to raise awareness
  about the need for significant reform in American
  high schools.
• NAF Staff are facilitating at upcoming Regional
  high school summits  
• International Center for Leadership in Education-
  Model Schools Identification  
• National Dissemination Center for Career and
  Technical Education
• Career Academy Conversation

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Expanding Academy Themes

• NAF is exploring the development of 2 additional
  Academy themes Engineering and Health Sciences.
  Development of additional themes will be
  consistent with Board guidelines adopted in
  Spring 2003
• Theme Appropriate to broad industry/education
  needs student interests
• Financial 5 million (minimum) per academy
  curriculum costs
• Partners Leading Industry Association 2 major
  industry players
• Schools 10 pilot schools, with district and
  state partners
• Maintain or increase support for existing themes

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Learning Community
Professional Development
Partnership
NAFs Academy Framework
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National Academy Foundation

• www.NAF.org